Ultrafast dynamics and optical spin-control in single magnetic quantum dots

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7600, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Axt, Vollrath Martin ^a   Reiter, Doris E ^b   Kuhn, Tilmann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic impurities; Magnetic nanostructures; Pump probe spectroscopy; Quantum dots; Spin dynamics

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC IMPURITY; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; PUMP-PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOTS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYNAMICS; IMPURITIES; MAGNETISM; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOEXCITATION; PROBES; PUMPS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951555189     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.840032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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